By Lina Broydo “The Mendocino Film Festival put me up at Stanford Inn. The property is absolutely gorgeous and peaceful. Breakfast featured creative vegan food. The Inn is very near the town of Mendocino. A pleasure all round.” – Holly Near, Musician, Singer/Songwriter After traveling all over the globe, I finally came to the conclusion …
Mendocino Has a New Star on its Horizon: “Stanford Inn & Resort” Read More »
By Lina Broydo Two new friends have joined our small family of magnificent seven on the recent weekend getaway to Half Moon Bay, our favorite destination on California’s picturesque coast. With the new motto of “Don’t Wait to Celebrate” we decided to spend as much time as possible with our children and grandchildren away from …
By Lina Broydo San Francisco, May 28, 2024 – On a sunny Sunday afternoon in San Francisco Disney “Encanto” Live to Film concert with SF Symphony attracted and entertained hundreds of happy families at the sold out to the capacity of the architecturally stunning Davies Symphony Hall. Under the playful and masterful baton of guest …
Disney “Encanto” In Live to Film Concert with San Francisco Symphony Read More »
By Lina Broydo Symphony San Jose presents: “REMEMBER THE TITANS” June 1 at 7:30 p.m.; June 2 at 2:30 p.m. In the closing program of the 2023/2024 season Symphony San Jose saved the best for last – the three “M”s: Arturo Márquez, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Gustav Mahler! Symphony San Jose’s 2023–2024 season comes to …
By Lina Broydo The Effervescent Yuja Wang Returns to Davies Symphony Hall May 15 at 7:30 p.m. The euphoric excitement and the thrilling magic runs through the entire Davies Symphony Hall as the mighty powerful but miniature in stature Yuja Wang runs with the Olympic championship’s Gold Medal speed through the keys of the Steinway …
Spring Brings an Exciting Awakening to the Bay Area Read More »
By Lina Broydo Although I am an only child, my mother had thousands of children, all loved and cared for by her. They affectionately named her “Deenush, our Angel in White.” (Remember the times when the nurses wore all-white uniforms and that’s why they called them “Angels in White”)?) Deenush, aka Dina Rosjansky, the beautiful …
By Lina Broydo Founded in 1908 by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, Mother’s Day was given federal recognition in a signed proclamation in 1914 by President Woodrow Wilson announcing Mother’s Day as a national holiday that was to be celebrated on the second Sunday in May – a date that holds true to this year’s day …
April to July 2024: San Francisco Symphony Presents and Partners With the World Famous Legendary Performers: Yefim Bronfman; Yevgeny Kissin; Yuja Wang, Joshua Bell and John Legend By Lina Broydo Stars shine on San Francisco Symphony’s spring and summer music calendar while enriching our zest for fabulously spectacular concerts at the architecturally striking Davies Symphony …
San Francisco Symphony Presents the World Famous Stars Read More »
By Lina Broydo Stanford Medicine Orchestra and Medical Student Symposium April 10 at 6:30pm at Bing Concert Hall Who knew the doctors have time for music? Well, surprise, surprise! Stanford University is proud to announce this year’s annual Medicine & the Muse Student Symposium, a celebration of the many artistic, literary, musical and other creative …
By Lina Broydo April 2024 Concerts Enrich the San Francisco Symphony’s Repertoire at Davies Symphony Hall April 2 at 7:30pm Longtime friends, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott join forces for a spectrum of music across the ages. April 7 at 7:30pm Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields return …